Brasserie Duyck

Why it matters

Jenlain was sold in champagne bottles to farm workers and became the beer through which the bière de garde tradition survived at all — most of the region’s farm breweries did not.

Details

Reference beers

• Jenlain Ambrée7.5% ABV

  The beer that kept the bière de garde tradition of French Flanders alive commercially.

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Styles it is associated with

• Bière de Garde — A malty, rounded French farmhouse ale brewed for keeping — richer and less peppery than its Belgian saison cousin.